Synonyms of freed

freed 1 of 2

adjective

as in liberated

Related Words

• liberated
• released
• delivered
• quit
• unburdened
• shut (of)
• free
• disencumbered
• unhampered
• unimpeded

Dissimilar Words

• hindered
• handicapped
• encumbered
• hobbled

freed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of free

1

as in released

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberated
• released
• rescued
• saved
• loosened
• loosed
• emancipated
• sprang
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• discharged
• unbound
• enlarged
• unchained
• turned loose
• paroled
• unfettered
• ransomed
• disenthralled
• uncaged
• redeemed
• extricated
• bailed (out)
• delivered
• disentangled
• disengaged
• unshackled
• disencumbered
• disembarrassed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bound
• confined
• restrained
• fettered
• shackled
• imprisoned
• handcuffed
• jailed
• enchained
• incarcerated
• committed
• locked (up)
• interned
• enslaved
• manacled
• conquered
• subjugated
• subdued
• trammeled
• immured

2

as in opened

to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions

we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opened
• cleared
• facilitated
• eased
• unplugged
• smoothed
• unstopped
• unclogged
• loosened (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stopped
• blocked
• closed
• hindered
• hampered
• impeded
• plugged (up)
• clogged (up)
• encumbered
• constricted
• dammed (up)
• obstructed
• interfered (with)
• blockaded
• barricaded
• trammeled

3

as in cleared

to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way

would you mind freeing up the work area so I can work?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opened
• cleared
• facilitated
• stripped
• eased
• unblocked
• smoothed
• loosened (up)
• unplugged
• unstopped
• unclogged
• unchoked
• uncluttered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocked
• stopped
• closed
• obstructed
• plugged
• clogged
• dammed
• cluttered (up)

4

as in rid

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers

a phone call would free your parents from worry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rid
• relieved
• cleared
• liberated
• unburdened
• divested
• rescued
• disencumbered
• disburdened
• loosened
• released
• emancipated
• sprang
• loosed
• discharged
• enfranchised
• unbound
• manumitted
• unchained
• redeemed
• extricated
• unfettered
• delivered
• bailed (out)
• uncaged
• disentangled
• disengaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• burdened
• saddled
• encumbered
• subjected
• hampered
• restrained
• weighted (down)
• bogged (down)
• shackled
• fettered
• weighed down

5

as in saved

to set free from entanglement or difficulty

this plan should free us from debt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberated
• saved
• released
• rescued
• redeemed
• extricated
• disentangled
• cleared
• disengaged
• untangled
• cut loose
• disembarrassed
• unburdened
• delivered
• untied
• disencumbered
• disburdened
• unraveled
• untwined
• unsnarled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blocked
• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• loaded
• obstructed
• weighed
• entangled
• embroiled
• burdened
• encumbered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of freed

Adjective

The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

In fact, the vast majority of freed people remained in the South. — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 16 June 2026

Well, the Thirteenth Amendment left the country with 4 million freed slaves, undefined. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026

The freed men first served their sentences at the Ramo Verde military prison, but were transferred to the Lara prison five years ago. — Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026

The passage of time is cleverly conveyed through a variety of devices, from the sitcoms on Jacki’s TV screen (Cheers gives way to Seinfeld) and the age of the (offstage) dog that Jacki hopes to someday share and raise with a freed Nick. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026

The freed electrons drift toward readout planes at either end, creating a detailed 3D image of each particle’s trajectory. — Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026

The freed people were forced out of Mercer County. — Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

Over 150 of the freed prisoners were deported to Egypt. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025

Verb

The bodies of two Belgian climbers who disappeared in the Swiss Alps 34 years ago have been found, freed from the melting Trift Glacier, police said Wednesday. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

Once the arrangement has been set, scientists are freed of many laborious burdens of experimentation. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026

Sunnis wanted the release of Islamist militants while Shiites demanded drug dealers, mostly from Lebanon’s eastern Baalbek region where cannabis is planted, to be freed. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

At the block party in the opening scene, neighbors grill and gossip between breaks for limbo competitions and sack races, their kids freed to roam the streets in packs. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Those two freed a third person, who was only partially buried, and the three were able to dig out three other skiers. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Vlasova, who during her years in Russian detention had watched countless times as others were freed and she was left behind, wept. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Shifting the workload also freed up funding and time for the state to focus on more serious complaint investigations. — Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026